51. Curtayne, Alice.

Alice Curtayne and “Studies – An Irish Quarterly Review” – Irish Quarterly Scholarly Journal, historically published since the year 1912 by The Educational Company of Ireland / The Talbot Press / Messenger Publications for the Jesuits of Ireland. A Collection of momentarily 53 issues plus Index (1912-1961) of the Journal, including currently one identified issue with an Alice Curtayne – publication: 1. “Dante” – (In: “Studies” Summer/Autumn – Issue 1965).

Dublin, The Educational Company of Ireland / The Talbot Press, 1912 – 1969. Octavo. 53 Issues plus Index, with different amounts of pages and content. Overall c. 2800 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some issues with some stronger signs of wear but the majority of issues in firm and excellent condition. Some of the issues with annotations and some with a former library-stamp. Very rare run of this periodicals which invited contributions from other women writers like Mary M. Macken, Pamela Reilly, Helen Landreth, Eleanor Knott, Ethna Kavanagh, Lorna Reynolds, etc.

52. Curtayne, Alice.

Alice Curtayne and “The Furrow” – Monthly Journal published by the Leinster Leader, Naas and Edited by Rev. J.G.McGarry. A Collection of 56 issues of the Journal, including two issues with Curtayne – publications: 1. “Saint Patrick in his Confession” – (In: “The Furrow” from March 1951) / 2. “Marillac Manor” (in “The Furrow” from July 1959) / 3. “Ecumenism in Dublin” (In “The Furrow” from February 1966).

Naas, The Furrow / Leinster Leader, 1951 – 1969. Octavo. 56 Issues with different amounts of pages and content. Overall c. 2200 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. Some of the issues with annotations and some with a former library-stamp. Very rare run of these periodicals which invited contributions from other women writers like Mairin Allen, Anna Dundurs etc.

53. [Curtayne, Alice] / McKevitt, P. / Lucey, C. / Conway, J. Jacobus / Christus Rex Society of Irish Diocesan Priests / Rísteard Ó Cíonga [Richard King as Illustrator] / etc.

Alice Curtayne as Contributor to Irish Periodicals / Journals / Digests. The collection aims for completion and collects not only issues of periodicals with contributions by Alice Curtayne but hopes to complete each set of periodicals to which Alice Curtayne contributed between the years of 1930 and 1980, in order to allow for cross-referencing of contributors, study cooperation between illustrators and Alice Curtayne, her influence and acceptance as early female contributor in a men’s world, possibly even deciphering pseudonyms under which Curtayne might have written or essays she might have contributed to but her name was omitted; in general: circumstances which have not been detected yet. The Collection is documented thoroughly in professional images and descriptions on our website and includes to date: I. Alice Curtayne as Contributor to “The Irish Digest”: 1. “The Irish Digest” from September 1940 – including the article: Alice Curtayne – “Lament of an Author” / II. Alice Curtayne as Contributor to “Christus Rex”: “Christus Rex” – An Irish Quarterly Journal of Sociology. A Collection of 24 issues of the important and underrated publication “Christus Rex” including: 1. Volume XX, No.4 of “Christus Rex”: Alice Curtayne – “The Council and Women” ]. / III. Alice Curtayne as Contributor to “The Furrow”: “The Furrow” – Monthly Journal published by the Leinster Leader, Naas and Edited by Rev. J.G.McGarry. A Collection of 56 issues of the Journal, including two issues with Curtayne – publications: 1. “Saint Patrick in his Confession” – (In: “The Furrow” from March 1951) and 2. “Marillac Manor” (in “The Furrow” from July 1959) and 3. “Ecumenism in Dublin” (In “The Furrow” from February 1966) / IV. Alice Curtayne as Contributor to “The Capuchin Annual”. Including: 1. Alice Curtayne – “For the Septcentenary of St.Anthony of Padua (1231 – 1931)” – [including a portrait photograph of Alice Curtayne] / 2. Alice Curtayne – “Five Irish Saints” (″The Living Patrick” / “Saint Colmcille – Irishman” / “Saint Brendan – The Navigator” / “Saint Ita” / “The Method of Saint Columbus” / (In: Capuchin Annual 1945-1946 – with Illustrations in color by Stained Glass Artist, Rísteard Ó Cíonga [Richard King].

Naas, Christus Rex Publications, 1949 – 1967. Octavo. 81 Issues with different amounts of pages and content. Overall c. 4800 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. Some of the issues with annotations and some with a former library-stamp. Very rare run of these periodicals which invited contributions from other women writers like Ita Meehan.

54. [Cygnet Press / Hofer, Philip / Winship, George Parker] Matteo da Ferrara.

Vita de Sancto Hieronymo [with original manuscript letter by Philip Hofer, later Curator of the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts at Harvard’s Houghton Library, discussing his work at the [Pierpont] Morgan Library and the first product of Cygnet Press, “Vita de Sancto Hieronymo”, which he and George Parker Winship had produced 6 years earlier: “The little book which accompanies this note is one which George Parker Winship and I set by hand and printed a few years ago. It amused us, and, I hope, will amuse you. Of course we would do it differently now – that is always the way !”. The letter, on Hofer’s stationery with his address at 14 East Ninetieth Street, is addressed to one Dr. Collija in Stockholm, on June 25, 1934 and Hofer reminisces about the wonderful time he had there and how he wants to return to Sweden.

Cambridge (Massachusetts), Cygnet Press, MCMXXVIII [1928]. Small Octavo (13.3 cm x 17 cm). [35] pages. Original Hardcover with Label. Housed in its original, protective box from Cygnet Press. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. The four-page-letter (on one sheet), signed by Philip Hofer in full.

55. [Daniel Conner Library – Manch House] – [Greek Cambridge Bible / Church of Ireland] Phieldou, Ioannou [John Field].

Sammelband with Greek Cambridge-Bible, Psalms of David [Book of Psalms] and Apocryphs, printed by John Field in 1665. Bibliography (Transliterated from the original Greek): Volume I: “Biblos tes demosias euches kai teleseos mysterion kai ton allon thesmon kai teleton tes ekklesias, kata to eth[os] tes Agglikanes Ekklesias. Pros [de] t[ou]tois typos k[ai] tropos tes katagaseos, cheirotonias, kai kathieroseos episkopon, presbyteron, k[ai] diakonon”. / [Bound with Volume II: “Psalterion toy Dabid kata tous Hebdomekonta eis ta tmemata, ta en te tes Agglikanes Ekkesias leitourgia nomizomena, diegemenon”]. / [Bound with: Volume III: [″Apocrypha” – No Titlepage, as issued in all known editions].

En te Kantabrigia [Cambridge], Ioannou Phieldou [John Field], 1665. Duodecimo (8,5 cm x 15 cm). Pagination: Volume I: [36], 126, [2] pages / Volume II: [2], 115, [3], 117–71, [1] pages / Volume III: 1-273, [1] pages. Hardcover / Original, 17th century leather with tooled ornaments to spine and boards. Firm and in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear and only very minor damage to pastedown. Interior in unusually clean and bright condition. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate loosely attached to endpaper.

56. Davison, John.

Considerations on The Poor Law. [Sammelband with Legal Tracts].

First Edition. Oxford, University Press for J. Parker, 1817. Octavo. IV, 122 pages. ‘Sammelband’ with title on spine reading ‘Tracts’. Original, early 19th century half leather. The very rare, first edition, bound with two more titles. Front free endpaper cleanly detached. Spine starting but binding still firm. Binding slightly rubbed. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown.

57. De Caussade, J.P.

Self-Abandonment to Divine Providence. Translated from the standard French edition of Father P.H. Ramiére, S.J. by Algar Thorold. Revised by Father John Joyce, S.J. with an introduction by David Knowles Emeritus Professor of Modern History in the University of Cambridge.

Glasgow, Collins, 1972. 10.5 cm x 18 cm. 160 pages. Original illustrated softcover. Very good- condition with only minor signs of external wear. Pages discoloured. Foxing to edges.

58. De Caussade, Jean-Pierre / Muggeridge, Kitty (Translator).

The Sacrament of The Present Moment. From the original text of the treatise on Self-Abandonment to Divine Providence.

Glasgow, Collins, 1982. 11 cm x 18 cm. 128 pages. Original Softcover. Very good- condition with only minor signs of external wear. Pages discoloured. Minor foxing to edges and endpapers.

59. de Sales, Francis / de Chantal, Jane.

Letters of Spiritual Direction.

New York / Mahwah, Paulist Press, 1988. 15 cm x 23 cm. XII, 296 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. Some wear at corners and discolouration of page edges. Clean inside with intact binding. [The Classics of Western Spirituality]

60. De Wohl, Louis.

Set All Afire – A Novel of St. Francis Xavier. The biblical quotations are in the translation of Ronald Knox.

London, The Catholic Book Club, 1953. 13 cm x 19 cm. 256 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor discolouration to page margins, edges but mostly to endpapers. Ephemera loosely inserted as Catholic Book Club flyer. Last page creased slightly.

61. [Delatte, Dom] Savaton, Dom Augustin.

Dom Delatte. Abbé de Solesmes.

Sablé, Éditions de l’Abbaye de Solesmes, 1975. 8°. 357 Pages. Softcover. Very good condition. Pages internally very crisp and bright. Normal signs of shelfwear externally.

62. Derham, William [Philosopher and Scientist] / [John Senex (Cartographer)].

Astro-Theology: or, a Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, From a Survey of the Heavens [Including a Chapter on the “Attraction of Gravity”].

Sixth Edition. London, W. Innys, 1731. Octavo. [16], LVI, [8], 246 pages,[10 pages of Index], [with 3 astronomical foldout engravings by english Cartographer and Explorer John Senex / The Engravings show the Ptolemaic Geocentric System with the Earth as centre of the Universe and discuss other models as well by pointing to pages within the text that reflect on the illustrations / Two of the Engravings are showing the Stars and Constellations over Europe, the Mediterranean, Asia Minor, Asia etc.]. ]. Original Hardcover / bound in contemporary panelled calf. The book has been sympathetically rebacked to style. Besides a spot of hard green adhesive to the front board in very good condition. The armorial 18th century bookplate of one Dr. Blackett appears on the first pastedown [″A coat of arms divided into three portions, with three stars and three scallop shells throughout. At the helm is the head of an eagle, and elaborate mantling, flowers, and leaves surround the crest. Below is the motto ‘Nous Travailler ons dans L’Esperance’”] / The text of this rare and notoriously underrated book is complete and clean with the three foldout engravings of the cosmos to the rear with only a small archival paper restoration to one of the engravings.

63. Dillistone, F.W.

The Novelist and The Passion Story.

London, Collins, 1960. 14.2 cm x 20.7 cm. 128 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket by Michael Harvey in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Moderate discolouration and foxing to edges and dustjacket. Spine of dustjacket slightly faded. Minor discolouration to front and rear pastedown enpapers and enpapers. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen’s Translator Erik Haugaard.

64. [Dinter, Gustav Friedrich]

Dinter’s Todtenfeier im sächsischen Erzgebirge. Am 23. Julius 1831.

Neustadt, Verlag Johann Karl Gottfried Wagner, 1831. Gr.-8°. VIII, 84 Seiten. Originale, bedruckte Titelbroschur. Unbeschnittenes, breitrandiges Exemplar der Originalausgabe mit nur geringen Gebrauchsspuren. Die hintere Broschur sauber geloest und etwas angeraendert. Selten !

65. D’Sousa, Charles S.

Loving and Living – For the Guidance of Youth.

Bombay, Better You Books, 1990. 12 cm x 18 cm. 175 pages. Original illustrated softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor staining on endpaper.

66. Dymond, Jonathan.

An Enquiry into the Accordancy of War with the Principles of Christianity and an Examination of the Philosophical Reasoning by which it is Defended: with Observations on some of the Causes of War, and on Some of its Effects. Contempt prior to examination, however comfortable to the mind which entertains it, or however natural to great parts, is extremely dangerous; and more apt than almost any other disposition, to produce erroneous judgments both of persons and opinions.

Third Edition. London, Longman, Hurst & Co., 1824. 19.5cm x 11.5cm. xii, 227 (3) pages. Original Hardcover (blue publisher’s boards with spinelabel). Spinlabel and boards a little rubbed. Overall very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Very scarce. One of few 19th century writings on pacifism.

67. Edwards, Jonathan.

A careful and strict Enquiry into the Modern Prevailing Notions of that Freedom of Will, which is supposed to be essential to Moral Agency, Virtue and Vice, Reward and Punishment, Praise and Blame.

First British Edition. Boston / London, Re-Printed for Thomas Field, 1762. Octavo. IX, [5], 414, [8] pages plus two pages of advertising for Jonathan Edwards’ “Treatise concerning Religious Effections”. Hardcover / Original 18th century calf, rebacked with new spine and spinelabel. Interior all original and besides some minor signs of foxing in very good condition. Name of preowner in ink on titlepage. Binding overall excellent with only minor signs of external wear. A very rare and important book.

68. Elliott, Marianne.

Watchmen in Sion: the Protestant idea of liberty.

Derry, Field Day Theatre Company Limited, 1985. 14 cm x 22.5 cm. 28 pages. Original pamphlet / Softcover. Near Fine. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. [Field Day Pamphlet Number 8]

69. English, John J.

Spiritual Freedom: From an Experience of the Ignatian Exercises to the Art of Spiritual Direction.

Guelph, Ontario, Loyola House, 1983. 15 x 20.5cm. 256 pages. Original softcover. Some signs of external wear, otherwise in very good condition.

70. [Eyre & Spottiswoode].

The Book of Common Prayer / Hymns – Ancient and Modern [Two Miniature Book Versions in Silversmith-Bindings].

2 Volumes. London / New York and others, Eyre & Spottiswoode, no year [c.1880]. Miniature (4.7 cm x 5.5 cm). 630, 861 pages. Hardcover (Original full leather with stamped silversmith plates to frontcovers. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Bindings slightly rubbed.

71. Facchinetti, P. Vittorino.

La Verna nel Casentino con disegni originali e 25 illustrazioni in tricromia di Luigi Zago.

Milano/Firenze, Santa Lega Eucaristica, Collegio S. Bonaventura, 1925. 22.8cm x17.2cm. 149 pages with several coloured illustrations. Original, illustrated Softcover (by Luigi Zago). Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Upper spine with minor damage. [I Santuari Francescani – Volume I].

72. Feheney, J. Matthew.

Edmund Rice and the Presentation Tradition of Education. A Time of Grace – School Memories.

Dublin, Veritas Publications, 1996. 14 cm x 20.5 cm. 198 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

73. Fielding, Edwina.

Courage to Build Anew – The Story of the Rebuilding of the Friars, Aylesford, Taken from the Newsletters of Father Malachy Lynch.

London, Burns & Oates, 1968. 10.5 cm x 18 cm. 283 Pages including additional few pages with photographs. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

74. [Fisher, St. John] Nichols, Vincent.

St John Fisher. Bishop and Theologian in Reformations and Controversy.

First Edition. Stoke on Trent, Alive Publishing, 2011. 13 cm x 20 cm. 237 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

75. Fleckenstein, Josef.

Sonderdruck-Sammlung / Kleinschriften-Sammlung / Offprint-Collection of Prof.Dr.Josef Fleckenstein, one of the worlds most eminent historians for the medieval period / middle Ages (Mittelalter), and especially the development and background of knights, knighthoods, chivalry. The collection includes roughly 5000 (fivethousand) offprints and pamphlets in 166 folders, alphabetized, neatly sorted and assisted by a special, old-fashioned card catalog. Most of the offprints and pamphlets were sent to Prof.Fleckenstein by international colleagues in his field of medieval studies, history and related studies. The majority of the publications are in german but many are also in italian, french and english as well. Many of the publications are signed and beautifully inscribed to Fleckenstein.

Germany, different publishers, c.1960 – 2002. Octavo. More than 100000 pages (onehundredthousand pages). Original Softcovers. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Ask for images. Price includes international shipping per courier.

76. Foley, Marc.

The Love That Keeps Us Sane – Living the Little Way of St. Thérèse of Lisieux.

New York / Mahwah, New Jersey, Paulist Press, 2000. 12.5 cm x 18 cm. X, 93 pages. Several black and white illustrations throughout. Original illustrated softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

77. Fontana Books.

Sing a New Song – The Psalms in Today’s English Version.

London / Glasgow, Collins, 1972. 10.5 cm x 17.5 cm. 213 pages. Several black and white drawings throughout. Original illustrated softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Spine sunned. Pages discoloured. Ephemera loosely inserted.

78. [Fox, George] Jones, Rufus M.

The Life and Message of George Fox 1624-1924. A Tercentenary Address by Rufus M. Jones given at Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania, May 17, 1924.

First edition. New York, Macmillan, 1924. 13 x 20 cm. 31 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of usage on the cover.

79. Friedlaender, Ernst / Aggaeus de Albada.

Briefe des Aggaeus de Albada an Rembertus Ackema und andere, aus den Jahren 1579-1584, herausgegeben von Dr. Ernst Friedlaender, zu Aurich.

This is NOT a Reprint ! Leeuwarden, Kuipers, 1874. 8°. XVIII, 149 Seiten. Lithographische Tafel mit Unterschrift Albadas. Softcover / Private, moderne Interimsbroschur mit eingebundener Originalbroschur. Guter Zustand. Unaufgeschnittenes/Unbeschnittenes, breitrandiges Verlagsexemplar. Rare original Edition !

80. [Garcia Hidalgo, Salvador (O.P.) / Blas, Juan Francisco de / Fray Bartholome de Roxas / Pedro Sanchez of Seville and Santo Domingo].

Panegyrico Funebre que a la Piadosa Memoria del V. Siervo de Dios el M.R.P. Pdo. Fray Pedro Sanchez, Hijo del Real Convento de San Pablo, del Sagrado Orden de Predicadores de la Cuidad de Sevilla, Celebrò la Venerable Orden Tercera de Nuestro Padre Santo Domingo, por cabode ano (como a su Maestro, y Director que sue). El Domingo Tercero 21. De Abril deste ano de 1720. Predicado por el M.R.P.Fray Salvador Garcia, Lector de Primade dicho Real Convento. Dalo a la Estampa Dicha Venerable Orden.

Sevilla, Juan Francisco de Blas, Impressor Mayor de dicha Ciudad, [1720]. 14 cm x 19 cm. [10], 24 pages. Disbound. Original pamphlet. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. The funeral orations and related ceremonies for Father Pedro Sanchez of Seville and Santo Domingo. OCLC locates one copy, at the University of Seville, and one is also listed in the Hispanic Society of America library catalog. Tiny Exlibris – stamp “Michael A. Spencer” verso titlepage.

81. Gardiner, Richard / [Richard Gardiner of Hereford].

[Specimen Oratorium] Richardi Gardiner Herefordensis, Aedis Christi Oxon. haud ita Canonici, Sub-Decani, Specimen Oratorium. Recusum & Declamationibus quorundam tunc temporis ibidem Art. Bac. Necnon Additamentis Studentium Heterogeniis adornatum.

[Second Edition]. Oxoniae [Oxford], Excudebat H.Hall Academiae Typographus, Impensis Richardi Davis, 1657. Duodecimo (9 cm x 15 cm). [4], 174 pages with three further titlepages after page33 (″Aede Christi”), after page 135 (″Epistolae Nonnullae”), after page 151 (″Alumnorum Versiculi”) and after page 161 (″Lector Candide Coronidis”). Hardcover / Modern half-leather with gilt lettering and spinelable. Bound to style of the 17th century by an english masterbindery, which made sure to preserve the original endpapers and pastedowns. An excellent restoration with preserved patina of this scarce work. The titlepage with a professional repair. Although no sign of it, this book came from the library of Daniel Conner (Manch House). Name of another former owner to pastedown: “Thomas Davis – his book , October 21, 1790”. Extremely rare !

82. Gelineau, Joseph.

The Psalms: Singing Version.

Fifth Impression. London, Collins, 1973. 11 cm x 18.5 cm. 252 Pages with additional pages including musical notes. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Good condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

83. Gisborne, Rev. Thomas.

Sermons.

London, Printed by A. Strahan for T. Cadell Jun. and W.Davies in The Strand, 1802. Octavo. XV, 453 pages. [Layer with pages 23- 26 loosened but included]. Hardcover / Original 19th century full-leather with gilt ornament and original spine-label. Binding rough with stronger signs of rubbing and defects to the leather-covered – boards. But the binding is firm and holding. From the library of Richard Meade (Ballymartle), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown.

84. Gisborne, Thomas.

Familiar Survey Of The Christian Religion : And of History as Connected with the Introduction of Christianity and with Its Progress to the Present Time Intended Primarily for the Use of Young Persons of Either Sex During the Course of Public or of Private Education. [Including: Summary View of the Origin of the Jewish Race and of the History of that People to the Death of Moses / Summary View of the History of the Jews from the Death of Moses to the present time / On the Character of Jesus Christ / The History of Christianity to the Subversion of the Western Empire / On the History of Christianity from the Subversion of the Western Empire to the end of the Thirteenth Century etc. etc.]

Dublin Edition. Dublin, Printed by R. Graisberry, 1825. Octavo. XV, 368 pages. Hardcover / Original full calf with supralinro / blindstamped, gilted emblemata to boards: “Association for Promoting the Christian Religion – Incorporated” “Motto: “Search the Scriptures”. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some stronger rubbing to front cover and minor loss to lower spine. Original spinelabel. Bookplate of the Association with a dedication to Thomas Wright of the Presbyterian Church of Wells (and Columbia).

85. GOETHE-INSTITUT, Dublin.

Reformation and Society in Germany 1500-1530. An Exhibition in the Long Room, Trinity College, Dublin, Autumn 1980 – Summer 1981.

Dublin, The Library, Trinity College, Dublin, 1980. 21cm. 117 pages. Illustrations, including facsimiles, in black and white. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen – Translator Erik Haugaard.

86. Goldberg, B.Z. / Potter, Charles Francis (Illustrator and Introduction).

The Sacred Fire – The Story of Sex in Religion. A Black Cat Book.

New York, Grove Press, Inc., 1962. 10.5 cm x 18 cm. 288 pages. Original Softcover. Very good- condition with only minor signs of external wear. Discolouration to page margins and more markedly to endpapers and inside covers. Foxing to edges.

87. Grant, Robert M.

Jesus After The Gospels: The Christ of the Second Century.

London, SCM Press Ltd., 1990. 15 x 23cm. 134 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Inscribed by previous owner on half-title page.

88. Gregory, G. [Reverend George Gregory].

Essays – Historical and Moral [including “Freedom of Speech and of the Press” and “Resistance to the Legislature” an ‘Essay on the Slavery of the Female Sex’ – ‘Of the Schemes asserting an Equality of the Sexes’ and ‘The History of the Female Sex’ and the ‘General State of the Controversy concerning the Inferiority of the Female Understanding’ / “Inquiry how far our commerce would be affected by the Abolition of the Slave Trade in respect of our West India Colonies”].

First Edition. London, Printed for J.Johnson, 1785. Octavo. VIII, 349 pages. Hardcover / Original, 18th century full calf with original spine-label. Front hinge weak but holding. Minor scuffing and rubbing. Overall in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Halftitle present but front free endpaper missing. Text in excellent condition. Exlibris / Bookplate of Daniel Conner to pastedown. Extremely Rare and important publication with early remarks on Gender Equality and a lengthy section on the justification of Slavery.

89. [Grierson, George and John]

[Sabbath – Servants – Burning Land – Impounding – Cattle Trespassing – Replevin] Sammelband / Collection of six Acts: 1. An Act for The better Observation of the Lord’s Day, commonly called Sunday [Sabbath]. Dublin, 1803. 22 pages / 2. An Act relating to Servants and Apprentices, Artificers and Day-Labourers. Dublin, 1831. 55 pages / 3. An Act to Repeal the several Laws for Recovery of small Sums due for Wages, in Ireland; and to make other Provisions for Recovery of such Wages. Dublin, 1830. 96 pages / 4. An Act to amend the 10° Charles I. for Impounding of Distresses in Ireland. Dublin, 1829. 22 pages / 5. An Act for preventing the Vexatious Impounding of Cattle for Trespass or Damage Feasant [Pheasant]. Dublin, 1829. 25 pages. / 6. An Act to provide for the Relief of Persons aggrieved by unlawful or excessive Distresses in Ireland. [An Act to show cause why Replevin should not be made] Dublin, 1830. 28 pages.

Dublin, G. and J. Grierson & His Majesty’s Printers, 1803-1831. Duodecimo. 22, 55, 96, 22, 25, 28 pages. Hardcover / Original, very decorative full 19th century calf with gilt lettering on original, red spinelabel. Binding and interior in unusually excellent condition. Only a very small lesion (fraying) to the outer margins of three pages.

90. Gross, Julius.

Entwicklungsgeschichte des Erbsündendogmas im nachaugustinischen Altertum und in der Vorscholastik (5.-11. Jahrhundert).

München, Ernst Reinhardt Verlag, 1963-1971. 8°. 583 pages. Hardcover / Gebundene Ausgabe. Originales Leinen mit Schutzumschlag. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur ganz geringen Gebaruchsspuren am Schutzumschlag und am oberen Schnitt. KEINE Anstreichungen. KEIN Besitzvermerk. KEIN Mängelexemplar. [Geschichte des Erbsündendogmas. Band II]

91. Gross, Julius.

Entwicklungsgeschichte des Erbsündendogmas im Zeitalter der Scholastik (12.-15. Jahrhundert).

München, Ernst Reinhardt Verlag, 1971. 8°. 436 Seiten. Hardcover / Gebundene Ausgabe. Originales Leinen ohne den Schutzumschlag. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur ganz geringen Gebrauchsspuren am oberen Schnitt / kleiner Fleck auf dem Titelblatt. KEINE Anstreichungen. KEIN Mängelexemplar. [Geschichte des Erbsündendogmas. Band III]

92. Grotius, Hugo / [and Clerici, Joannis (that is Jean Le Clerc)].

De Veritate Religionis Christianæ [Christianae]. Cum Notulis Joannis Clerici ; Accesserunt Ejusdem de Eligenda inter Christianos Dissentientes Sententia, et Contra Indifferentiam Religionum Libri Duo.

Editio Novissima, ex Collatione Optimorum Exemplarium Emendata. London, F. Wingrave, 1804. Small Octavo. XVI, 315 pages. Hardcover / Modern half leather with marbled-paper-covered boards and new endpapers. Recently rebound by our favourite bookbindery in Germany. The Volume is now in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown.

93. Hagenlocher, Albrecht.

Schicksal im Heliand. Verwendung und Bedeutung der nominalen Bezeichnungen.

Köln und Wien, Böhlau, 1975. 8vo. VII, 235 Seiten. Hardcover / Gebundene Ausgabe. Originales Leinen. Sehr guter, nahezu neuwertiger Zustand. Mit handschriftlicher Widmung des Verfassers auf dem Vorsatzblatt. (Niederdeutsche Studien. Hrsg. von Jan Goossens, 21).

94. Hale, Matthew.

Contemplations Moral and Divine [Bound with “Meditations upon the Lord’s Prayer”].

True First Edition. The Second Part. London, Printed for William Shrowsbury at the Bible in Duke-lane and John Leigh at the Blew-Bell in Fleet-Street, 1676. Octavo (13 cm x 18 cm). Pagination: The Second Part: Titlepage [1], Preface [5], Conten-page [1], 243 pages with several Treatises / Pagination of: “Meditations upon the Lord’s Prayer”: 222 pages. Original first edition in a modern, recently designed half-leather – binding with new spine-label and marbled-paper-covered boards and new endpapers. The Volume in protective collector’s Mylar. Excellent condition.

95. Handicapped Childrens Pilgrimage Trust.

Lourdes Prayer Book.

Surrey, Handicapped Childrens Pilgrimage Trust, 1990. 11.5 cm x 16.5 cm. 144 pages. Several colour illustrations and some black and white photographs throughout. Original illustrated softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Spiral bound. Pages clean and bright.

96. [Hartley, David] Priestley, Joseph.

Hartley’s Theory of the Human Mind: On the Principle of the Association of Ideas; With Essays relating to the subject of it.

Second Edition. London, J. Johnson, [1790]. 14 cm x 22 cm. LXVIII, IV, 367 pages. Original Hardcover (contemporary full leather with original spinelabel). Titlepage missing. Part of last page missing (text not affected). Chipping/tearing to spine, otherwise in good condition with binding firm and strong.

97. [Hedouin, Edmond / Boilvin, Emile] Book of Wisdom.

The Song of Songs [The Song of Solomon / Das Hohelied Salomos]. With 26 etchings from designs by Edmond Hedouin and Emile Boilvin. From Designs by BIDA.

Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott Co., 1887. 25 cm x 32 cm. 47 pages of verses juxtaposed to 24 fine etchings, the additional two etchings are the frontispiece and a smaller signet etching to the titlepage. All of the fine etchings mounted to stiff paper. Original hardcover / Decorative quarter morocco with gilt lettering and ornament on spine. Very few of the etchings with foxing. Very good condition of this extremely rare edition (no.129 of 250 copies only) with only very minor signs of external wear / some rubbing to the binding and bumping to the corners. Some corners very slightly fingerstained and with a hint of a faded dampstain. Name of former owner on endpaper: “Martin F. Jackson – 501 – 5 ave. New York City”.

98. Heraldic Illustration of the 18th century – Guillim, John / [ Edward Le Davis ] / [ Michael van der Gucht].

A Display of Heraldry. By John Guillim, pursuivant at Arms. The Sixth Edition [on fine paper]. Improv’d with large Additions of many hundred Coats of Arms, under their respective Bearings, with good Authorities from the Ashmolean Library, Sir George Mackenzie, &c. With his Tract of Precedency, containing all his Rules, Observations, Arguments, and chief Instances. To which is added, “A Treatise of Honour Military and Civil”, According to the Laws and Customs of England, By Capt. John Logan. Illustrated With the Arms, Crests, Supporters, and Motto’s of the Royal Familly, and Nobility: The Arms of the Sees of the English Bishops, and several of the Gentry. Together With the proper Habits of the different Degrees of the Nobility of England, and the Emblems of the chief Orders of Knighthood in Europe; all fairly engraven on Copper Plates. Also An Exact List of the Baronets, from their first Creation to this present Time; and most of their Arms Blazon’d. With an Account of the Customs, Government, and Privileges of the City of London, the other Cities of England, and Shire-Towns of each County, and their Arms. Likewise A Supplement of Scarce tracts relating to the Office of Arms, taken from Authentick Copies. And A Dictionary, explaining the several Terms used by Heralds, in English, Latin and French. With proper Tables to the Whole. [With 17 full-page, original portraits, engraved by Edward Le Davis and flemish engraver Michael van der Gucht / With 295 engraved crests / coat of arms, displayed on 47 pages].

London, R. and J. Bonwicke and R. Wilkin in St.Paul’s Church-Yard / And J. Walthoe and Tho. Ward, in the Temple, 1724. Folio (26 cm x 39 cm). Frontispiece, [5], 20 pp. [″The Introduction”], [1], 460 pp. [″A Display of Heraldry”], [2], 275 pp. [″Observations upon the Laws and Customs of Nations”], 58 pp. [″Honour Civil of the City of London”], 24 pp. [″Dictionary used by Heralds”], [11] pp. [″Alphabetical Table of the Names of the Nobility and Gentry”]. Illustrated and complete with 17 portraits of courtyard and apparatus and 47 plates, engraved on wood, reproducing a total of hundreds of coats of arms with coats, crests, lambrequins, helmets and coins. Very many coats of arms in the 2-columned text. Hardcover / Original 18th-century binding with modern restauration (rebacked) to the highest standards. Superior example of this publication ! Unusually excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Frontispiece and last page of the work with minor crease. Two corners torn (two pages following the title), corner of page 185 torn and page 92 of the second part of the book with longer lesion within text (no loss of text). Endpapers and pastedown with some minor spotting. All these descriptions of faults sound worse than they are. Interior text, plates and portraits overall in unbelievably clean and excellent condition. Name of pre-owner in ink on title and verso frontispiece (″J.Stilwell”).

99. Herbert, A. S.

Historical Catalogue of Printed Editions of the English Bible, 1525-1961. Revised and Expanded By A.S. Herbert.

London / New York, The British and Foreign Bible Society / The American Bible Society, 1968. 19.2 cm x 25.4 cm. XXXI, 549 pages. Original Hardcover in protective collector’s Mylar. Gilt decoration and title on spine. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only very minor foxing to edges. Small tear to mylar. Otherwise clean and bright. Contains Errata – leaf / ‘Errata to Historical Catalogue’.

100. Herborn – Kempf, Joh.Chr.

Catalog der Bibliothek des evangelisch-theologischen Seminariums zu Herborn im Jahre 1837.

Herborn, Joh.Chr.Kempf, 1837. 8°. VII, 313 Seiten. Hardcover / Moderner, sehr dekorativer Halblederband mit neuem Vorsatz und eingebundener Titelbroschur. Das Werk ist vollständig erhalten. Titelblatt etwas hinterlegt. Vereinzelt stockfleckig. Bibliographie von grosser Seltenheit !